Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Electronic Equipment

Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have (a) games consoles, (b) tablets and (c) telephones in their cells.

Andrew Selous: An error has been identified in the written answer given on 01 July 2015.The correct answer should have been:

Prisoners are not allowed electronic tablet devices or laptops that are able to access the internet in their cells. The other information requested is not held centrally and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Further information on access to games consoles is available on page 20 of Prison Service Instruction 30/2013, Incentives and Earned Privileges, which can be accessed at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/offenders/psis/prison-service-instructions-2013

Andrew Selous: Prisoners are not allowed electronic tablet devices or laptops that are able to access the internet in their cells. The other information requested is not held centrally and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Further information on access to games consoles is available on page 20 of Prison Service Instruction 30/2013, Incentives and Earned Privileges, which can be accessed at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/offenders/psis/prison-service-instructions-2013